piquier
\pi.kje\
The verdict
“piquier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat de la Renaissance armé d’une très longue lance appelée pique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-piquier · piquier · French
piquier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piquier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.kje\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « piquier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
piquier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.kje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soldat de la Renaissance armé d’une très longue lance appelée pique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for piquier in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is piquier, spelled P-I-Q-U-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Soldat de la Renaissance armé d’une très longue lance appelée pique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piquier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y avait autrefois des piquiers dans l’infanterie.
L’équipement complet du piquier était donc constitué du “pot”, de la cuirasse, des “tassettes”, de l’épée et de la pique de plus de 5 mètres.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.